PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larusso has chosen Glory of love as his entrance music. Daniel Larusso has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Un Kim
vs
Larusso

150 cm
29
132 lbs
25 - 6 - 1

170 cm
30
144 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Lion Fightwear
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

King of Clothes
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larusso jabs at Kim's body.
Larusso feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larusso! But no joy.
Larusso throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kim counters with a body kick.
Kim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Kim moves forwards but Larusso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larusso. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Larusso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kim clinches with his opponent.
Larusso lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Larusso's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Larusso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Larusso trying to stall but Kim improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larusso.
Kim misses with some punches.

Larusso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larusso misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kim throws a leg kick but Larusso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
It appears Kim was looking to counter with a kick there.
Larusso lands a jab to the head.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Larusso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Larusso is out of range.
Kim misses with a hook
and Larusso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larusso misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Kim blocks the low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larusso - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Larusso. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kim stuns Larusso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
Larusso throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Larusso jabs Kim right on the nose. Kim blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larusso.
Larusso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larusso takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larusso is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larusso, right into the meat.
Larusso has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Larusso is just out of range.
Larusso lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Kim thows a leg kick but Larusso checks it
and Larusso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Larusso throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Larusso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Larusso takes one to the side of the head.
Larusso connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Larusso counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larusso.
Kim tests Larusso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larusso is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Larusso. Kim shrugs it off though.
Kim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Kim.
Larusso throws a fast counter high kick but Kim manages to duck under it in time.
Larusso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
The fighters circling - Larusso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larusso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kim.
Larusso scores with a head kick. Kim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Kim is rocked!
Kim takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Kim.
Larusso throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Larusso.
Larusso cracks Kim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Larusso moved out of range.
Larusso has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Larusso scores with a hook.
Kim misses with a hook.
Larusso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Larusso works the jab nicely.
Kim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larusso scores with a jab to the body.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larusso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larusso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larusso lands with a cross.
Kim throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Larusso counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Larusso missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Larusso dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Larusso lands with an overhand left.
Larusso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larusso.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Larusso moves out of range of the body kick.
Larusso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Larusso lands a nice shot to the body.
Larusso throws a chopping leg kick but Kim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Larusso misses the jab.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larusso counters with a nice body kick.
Larusso looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Kim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Kim.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larusso! But no joy.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larusso.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Larusso manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniel Larusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim slips under a jab from Larusso.
Some bone on bone action there as Larusso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larusso avoids a kick to the body.
Larusso does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Larusso lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Larusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Larusso.
Kim looks to land a combination. Larusso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Larusso walks into a stiff left hand from Kim.
Larusso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Larusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larusso throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kim backing away here, and Larusso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larusso misses with a kick to the body.
Larusso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Larusso looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Kim tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim is looking to chop away at Larusso's legs.
Kim throws a leg kick but Larusso moved away.
Larusso throws a shot to the body.
Kim scores with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Larusso fails to land.
Larusso lands with a light punch inside.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Larusso wants to break free but Kim has control.
Kim tries a body shot but Larusso blocks it.
Kim tries to pull guard but Larusso forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larusso can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
A short right from Kim.
Larusso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.

Larusso breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Larusso blocks a jab.
Kim avoids the body shot from Larusso.
Kim checks a leg kick nicely.
Larusso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Larusso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larusso throws a shot to the body.
Kim cracks Larusso with an open hand slap.
Jab from Kim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Larusso off balance momentarily.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Larusso looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Larusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kim drops his hands momentarily and Larusso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Larusso throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim thows a leg kick but Larusso checks it
and Larusso counters with a head kick. That will keep Kim thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Larusso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larusso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Larusso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Kim ducks right into an uppercut from Larusso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Larusso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kim connects with a leg kick. Larusso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Larusso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larusso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kim lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Larusso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larusso, right into the meat.
Larusso looks to throw a body kick
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larusso scores with a nice head shot.
Larusso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Larusso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larusso thumps Kim with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larusso throws a sloppy body shot
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
Larusso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
Larusso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larusso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Larusso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larusso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larusso connects with a right hand. Kim shakes it off.
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
Larusso pushes Kim away with a front kick.
Larusso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Larusso - the referee stops the clock and Kim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Larusso. Kim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larusso.
Larusso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larusso misses with a wild body shot.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larusso counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Larusso scores with a leg kick.
Jong Un Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Larusso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Larusso moved out of range nicely.
Kim scores with a nice strike.
Larusso moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larusso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Larusso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larusso scores with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Larusso - just one landing.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larusso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larusso.
Larusso blocks a jab.
Larusso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Larusso throws a head kick that half lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larusso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larusso lands an overhand right.
Kim misses with a hook
and Larusso counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larusso backwards.
Larusso missing with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Larusso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim looks for the body kick but Larusso saw that one coming.
Larusso throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Kim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Larusso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso tried to score with a low kick but Kim checks it.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Larusso blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Larusso releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Larusso scores with a body shot.
Kim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim thumps Larusso with a low kick.
Larusso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Daniel Larusso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Larusso off balance momentarily.
Kim tries to work over Larusso's front leg with a kick but Larusso checks it.
Larusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larusso misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Larusso.
I've got Larusso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Larusso!
Daniel Larusso really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.